For a second straight year, Iowa officials have denied a Satanic Temple request to hold a holiday event in the Capitol rotunda because they believe it would harm children.

“Today the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) has denied an event request from the Satanic Temple based on the grounds the event was also denied last year,” department spokesperson Tami Wiencek said in a statement.

Last year, a similar event was denied by then-Department of Administrative Services Director Adam Steen after determining the "totality of the event request to include elements that are harmful to minors."

The Satanic Temple described its proposed 2024 event as a "family-friendly one-day event celebrating the holiday season" with Satanic holiday carols, an all-ages Krampus costume contest, a la

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